Creating and Defining Rooms

This tutorial teaches you how to create and define rooms.

You will create three rooms using predefined room types, define a new room type, and modify an existing room.

Open drawing M-1.0.

Create Room: Kitchen

1. Run the Create Room command. The Create New Room dialog box will open.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Create Room
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Rooms→Create Room

2. Set Room Number to Kitchen.

3. Set Room Type ▾ to Kitchen.

4. Press the button to close the dialog box.

5. Follow the prompts at the command line to insert the room on the drawing.

6. Trace around the kitchen.

7. Follow the prompt to insert the room information callout.

Create Room: Lobby

1. Run the Create Room command. The Create New Room dialog box will open.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Create Room
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Rooms→Create Room

2. Set Room Number to Lobby.

3. Set Room Type ▾ to Lobby-Main Entry.

4. Press the button to close the dialog box.

5. Follow the prompts at the command line to insert the room on the drawing.

6. Trace around the lobby, reception area, and stairwell.

7. Follow the prompt to insert the room information callout.

Define and Create Room: Concession

1. Run the Create Room command. The Create New Room dialog box will open.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Create Room
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Rooms→Create Room

2. Set Room Number to Concession.

3. Beside Room Type ▾, press the button. The Room Project Schedule dialog box will open.

4. Press the button. The New dialog box will open.

5. Set New Room Type to Concession.

6. Make the following changes to room type Concession:

   1. In Lighting, set 🔘 Lighting Watts / SF to 1.7.
   2. In Ventilation, set Cooling 1 to 15 CFM / Person.
   3. In Infiltration, set Cooling to 0.25 Air Changes / Hour.
   4. In People, set 🔘 SF / Person to 50 and Activity Level ▾ to Eating.

7. Press the button to save your changes.

8. Press the button to close the dialog box.

9. Set Room Type ▾ to Concession.

10. Press the button to close the dialog box.

11. Follow the prompts at the command line to insert the room on the drawing.

12. Trace around the concession area.

13. Follow the prompt to insert the room information callout.

Modify Room: Lobby

1. Run the Query Room command.
   Ribbon: DM HVAC→Rooms and Walls→  Query Room
   Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Rooms→Query Room

2. Select a point inside the lobby. The Room List dialog box will open.

3. In Equipment, check the ☐ Latent Gain box.

4. Set Latent Gain to 6000.

5. Press the button to save your changes.

6. Press the button to close the dialog box.